Zoognosis with Joy!
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I'm a DVM with a passion for animals, health, and society 🐇⚕️ Fellow with the Mimbres School 📚 She/Her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴☠️ Lizard 🦎
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Just wrapped up teaching Domestication Syndrome! If you missed it, fret not! Recordings and readings for Domestication Syndrome and On Horses are available with an auditor subscription or higher with the Mimbres School. Check it out in the link below! 🌱
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Cuddle bunnies having a chill Friday evening
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Cuddle bunnies having a chill Friday evening
Bought it used. Best $5 I've ever spent! You want to learn about the Taiping Rebellion, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history? Read this!
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bought it used. Best $5 I've ever spent! You want to learn about the Taiping Rebellion, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history? Read this!
David Lancy, who has published dozens of books and has been a leading anthropologist for fifty years now, straight up cites Wikipedia in his most recent book. I am never feeling imposter syndrome ever again.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
David Lancy, who has published dozens of books and has been a leading anthropologist for fifty years now, straight up cites Wikipedia in his most recent book. I am never feeling imposter syndrome ever again.
In 2024, a US Study of 43k dogs found than >99% of dogs had at least one moderate to severe behavioural problem. Major implications for domestic canine welfare. #vetmed 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The prevalence of behavior problems in dogs in the United States
Numerous studies have reported the prevalence of various behavior problems in dogs and cats around the world. The actual number of animals included in…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In 2024, a US Study of 43k dogs found than >99% of dogs had at least one moderate to severe behavioural problem. Major implications for domestic canine welfare. #vetmed 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I've idly wondered how much the conceptual shift of domestication contributed to slavery. You can't meaningfully "own" a wild animal: you either kill it or drive it off, trying to pen it up is probably just delaying one of those. But once you introduce animals that you can own... why not people?
There is a direct causal relationship between the domestication of the horse and the development of mass slavery. Horses confer a height and speed advantage for cavalry to subdue and capture fleeing humans, creating an enormous power asymmetry.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I've idly wondered how much the conceptual shift of domestication contributed to slavery. You can't meaningfully "own" a wild animal: you either kill it or drive it off, trying to pen it up is probably just delaying one of those. But once you introduce animals that you can own... why not people?
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Strange update: actual army spending on forage in 1850 was $1 million, which as a share of GDP is exactly equal to DoD spending on fuel in 2022
In 1850 the US Army's quartermaster general estimated that feeding the full authorized number of horses for mounted units would come to ~$2 mil. The entire federal budget in these years was around ~$45 mil., so the Army animals alone accounted for 4-5% of federal spending.
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Strange update: actual army spending on forage in 1850 was $1 million, which as a share of GDP is exactly equal to DoD spending on fuel in 2022
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In 1850 the US Army's quartermaster general estimated that feeding the full authorized number of horses for mounted units would come to ~$2 mil. The entire federal budget in these years was around ~$45 mil., so the Army animals alone accounted for 4-5% of federal spending.
April 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In 1850 the US Army's quartermaster general estimated that feeding the full authorized number of horses for mounted units would come to ~$2 mil. The entire federal budget in these years was around ~$45 mil., so the Army animals alone accounted for 4-5% of federal spending.
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i think the most consequentially damaging development in human history after farming has to be the domestication of horses
July 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i think the most consequentially damaging development in human history after farming has to be the domestication of horses
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AI slop gracing the cover of Royal Society B. Not only in AI yellow but scientifically nonsensical. Come on. I'm certain human photographs and artworks were ignored to platform ... this.
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
AI slop gracing the cover of Royal Society B. Not only in AI yellow but scientifically nonsensical. Come on. I'm certain human photographs and artworks were ignored to platform ... this.
Bunnies in love 🐇❤️🐇
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Bunnies in love 🐇❤️🐇
Evidence of domestication syndrome associated with urbanization in racoons. 🧪
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Evidence of domestication syndrome associated with urbanization in racoons. 🧪
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Very exciting
Mimbres School Spring 2026 🌱
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very exciting
Mimbres School Spring 2026 🌱
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Mimbres School Spring 2026 🌱
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
The Dollar System w Colin Drumm
Theology 101 w Sean Carpenter
History of Zionism w Daniela Tolchinsky
Ghost in the Machine w Jules Delisle
Sign-ups open soon! mimbres.org
For the sake of global health, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare, industrial meat production must be abolished. Tyson, JBS, Cargill, Sysco, Smithfield, et al should have their assets seized. Meat patriarchs must answer for their crimes. Animal liberation is a material necessity.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
For the sake of global health, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare, industrial meat production must be abolished. Tyson, JBS, Cargill, Sysco, Smithfield, et al should have their assets seized. Meat patriarchs must answer for their crimes. Animal liberation is a material necessity.
Light pollution is a major factor in insect population declines. Switching to narrow-band LED lighting and shaded outdoor lighting could make a major difference. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Light pollution is a major factor in insect population declines. Switching to narrow-band LED lighting and shaded outdoor lighting could make a major difference. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This isn't politics anymore. This is morality, and the dismantling of the Patriarchy....these nasty, disgusting men, AND the tratiorist women who support and defend them must be exposed and removed from public discourse for the safety of all of the women and children of the world.
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This isn't politics anymore. This is morality, and the dismantling of the Patriarchy....these nasty, disgusting men, AND the tratiorist women who support and defend them must be exposed and removed from public discourse for the safety of all of the women and children of the world.
Today, I learned that Joan of Arc was executed primarily for her gender treason more than her supposed heresies.
![On May 23 Joan was brought to a room near her cell where some of the
judges and assessors had gathered. The University of Paris’ decision,
broken down into six articles, was read to her. In addition to charging her
as a heretic, schismatic, apostate and witch, one article drew attention to
her male clothing. The indictment stated:
You have said that you wore and still wear man’s dress at God’s
command . . . and so you have put on a short tunic, jerkin, and hose with
many points. You even wear your hair cut short above the ears, without
keeping about you anything to denote your sex, save what nature has
given you.
They went on, telling her it was blasphemous for her to have worn male
garb, especially during the times she received the eucharist. Since she
claimed she would rather die than change her clothing, she was charged
with transgressing divine law, Holy Scripture and the canons of the
Church. “You are full of vain boasting . . . given to idolatry and
worship[ing] yourself and your clothes.” 9 This charge would become the
basis for Joan’s conviction.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfgbxkojtpvx5mrlwfajfd2h/bafkreibnu4qe52y7uf3ijvtqbt2engpgpbsvkhf26cashi7nqct5u24nda@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today, I learned that Joan of Arc was executed primarily for her gender treason more than her supposed heresies.
Major success story in the fight against rabies #vetmed 🧪
New 📰| Elimination of Arctic fox variant #rabies from southern Ontario, Canada 🦊 https://ow.ly/A9VA50XqwHw
Discover the history of Arctic fox virus variant in Ontario and methods used to eliminate the disease in southern parts of the province.
Discover the history of Arctic fox virus variant in Ontario and methods used to eliminate the disease in southern parts of the province.
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Major success story in the fight against rabies #vetmed 🧪
Bother your animals
(Also read a book, eat your veggies, and stay hydrated while you're at it 😉)
(Also read a book, eat your veggies, and stay hydrated while you're at it 😉)
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Bother your animals
(Also read a book, eat your veggies, and stay hydrated while you're at it 😉)
(Also read a book, eat your veggies, and stay hydrated while you're at it 😉)
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We would have to attack meat on all fronts. Every single credible argument against it; ethically, economically, and most of all ecologically. Just to have a shot at not having people turn around and vote fascism in to save the burger.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We would have to attack meat on all fronts. Every single credible argument against it; ethically, economically, and most of all ecologically. Just to have a shot at not having people turn around and vote fascism in to save the burger.
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i'm convinced if we ever tried to touch the rail of meat politics in America (something that's going to eventually need to happen in order to reduce CO2 emissions), it would lead to a huge right-wing shock
remembering the time a random catholic priest got mad at me about a hypothetical about the government restricting meat production on the other site
meat politics is going to be insane for the next Dem administration which takes climate change seriously, imo
meat politics is going to be insane for the next Dem administration which takes climate change seriously, imo
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
i'm convinced if we ever tried to touch the rail of meat politics in America (something that's going to eventually need to happen in order to reduce CO2 emissions), it would lead to a huge right-wing shock
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Carcass time
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Carcass time
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Dr. Scott Weese is a deeply respected veterinarian who is on faculty at the Ontario Veterinary College and who is both an expert and superb science communicator. If you are looking for more information about the ostrich cull, his latest blog post is helpful: www.wormsandgermsblog.com
Worms & Germs Blog
The Worms and Germs Blog authored by Drs. Scott Weese and Maureen Anderson covers animal health and diseases and is published by the Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph.
www.wormsandgermsblog.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dr. Scott Weese is a deeply respected veterinarian who is on faculty at the Ontario Veterinary College and who is both an expert and superb science communicator. If you are looking for more information about the ostrich cull, his latest blog post is helpful: www.wormsandgermsblog.com
Culls of flocks and herds affected by epizootic and zoonotic disease are never popular and are painful tragedies, but they can help prevent catastrophic outcomes to public health, animal health, and animal production industries. #vetmed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says | CBC News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it used professional marksmen to complete a cull of a large flock of ostriches in southern B.C. where avian flu was detected last December, ending a months-lon...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Culls of flocks and herds affected by epizootic and zoonotic disease are never popular and are painful tragedies, but they can help prevent catastrophic outcomes to public health, animal health, and animal production industries. #vetmed
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...